Communication method and apparatus

Abstract

This application provides a communication method and apparatus, and relates to the field of communication technologies. In the communication method, even if a terminal device is in a case, that is, the terminal device has no serving cell on a first frequency range and supports a per-frequency range measurement gap configuration, and performs a measurement based on the per-frequency range measurement gap configuration or has no measurement gap configuration on the first frequency range, the terminal device may determine carrier-specific scaling factors CSSFs of N measurement gap-based measurements based on information about the N measurement gap-based measurements, where N measurement gap-based measurement frequencies are located on the first frequency range, and N is a positive integer.

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         21 . A method, performed by a terminal device or a chip of the terminal device, wherein the method comprises:
 receiving information about N measurement gap-based measurements, wherein N measurement gap-based measurement frequencies are located on a first frequency range, and N is a positive integer; and   determining carrier-specific scaling factors (CSSFs) of the N measurement gap-based measurements, wherein the CSSFs of the N measurement gap-based measurements are related to the information about the N measurement gap-based measurements.   
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein the information about the N measurement gap-based measurements indicates at least one of:
 R time domain locations, wherein R is an integer greater than or equal to 1;   a quantity of measurement frequencies;   a first quantity, wherein the first quantity is a total quantity of the N measurement gap-based measurements and at least a first measurement, and the first measurement is a measurement other than the N measurement gap-based measurements;   that time domain locations of any two of the N measurement gap-based measurements do not overlap, wherein N is an integer greater than 1; or   measurement-related information configured for one measurement gap-based measurement, wherein N is 1.   
     
     
         23 . The method according to  claim 22 ,
 wherein the information about the N measurement gap-based measurements indicates the R time domain locations; and   wherein a CSSF of the one measurement gap-based measurement is a second quantity, the second quantity is a maximum quantity of time domain locations that overlap a time domain location of the one measurement gap-based measurement in the R time domain locations, and the one measurement gap-based measurement is one of the N measurement gap-based measurements.   
     
     
         24 . The method according to  claim 22 ,
 wherein the information about the N measurement gap-based measurements indicates the R time domain locations; and   wherein a CSSF of the one measurement gap-based measurement is a second quantity, the second quantity is a maximum quantity of time domain locations that overlap a time domain location of the one measurement gap-based measurement in the R time domain locations, the one measurement gap-based measurement is one of M measurement gap-based measurements, the M measurement gap-based measurements belong to the N measurement gap-based measurements, and M is an integer greater than or equal to 1; and   CSSFs of P measurement gap-based measurements are a first value, the P measurement gap-based measurements are measurements other than the M measurement gap-based measurements in the N measurement gap-based measurements, and P is an integer greater than or equal to 0.   
     
     
         25 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein the second quantity corresponds to first duration. 
     
     
         26 . The method according to  claim 22 , wherein the CSSFs of the N measurement gap-based measurements are the quantity of measurement frequencies. 
     
     
         27 . The method according to  claim 22 , wherein the CSSFs of the N measurement gap-based measurements are related to the first quantity. 
     
     
         28 . The method according to  claim 22 , wherein the at least the first measurement comprises at least one of:
 a measurement gap-less synchronization signal and physical downlink broadcast channel block (SSB) intra-frequency measurement on a second frequency range;   a measurement gap-less SSB inter-frequency measurement on the second frequency range;   a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS)-based intra-frequency measurement on the second frequency range; or   an intra-frequency received signal strength indication (RSSI) or channel occupancy (CO) measurement on the second frequency range.   
     
     
         29 . The method according to  claim 22 , wherein the at least the first measurement comprises at least one of:
 a measurement gap-less SSB measurement configured in a secondary cell on a second frequency range; or   a measurement gap-less SSB inter-frequency measurement on the second frequency range.   
     
     
         30 . The method according to  claim 22 , wherein the information about the N measurement gap-based measurements indicates that the time domain locations of the any two of the N measurement gap-based measurements do not overlap, and the CSSFs of the N measurement gap-based measurements are a second value. 
     
     
         31 . The method according to  claim 22 , wherein the information about the N measurement gap-based measurements indicates the measurement-related information configured for the one measurement gap-based measurement, wherein N is 1, and the CSSFs of the N measurement gap-based measurements are a third value. 
     
     
         32 . A method, performed by a network device, wherein the method comprises:
 determining information about N measurement gap-based measurements, wherein N measurement gap-based measurement frequencies are located on a first frequency range, and N is a positive integer; and   sending the information about the N measurement gap-based measurements to a terminal device, wherein the network device provides a per-frequency range measurement gap configuration for the terminal device or does not provide the terminal device with a measurement gap configuration on the first frequency range, and wherein the information about the N measurement gap-based measurements is used to determine carrier-specific scaling factors (CSSFs) of the N measurement gap-based measurements.   
     
     
         33 . The method according to  claim 32 , wherein the information about the N measurement gap-based measurements indicates at least one of:
 R time domain locations, wherein R is an integer greater than or equal to 1;   a quantity of measurement frequencies;   a first quantity, wherein the first quantity is a total quantity of the N measurement gap-based measurements and at least a first measurement, and the first measurement is a measurement other than the N measurement gap-based measurements;   that time domain locations of any two of the N measurement gap-based measurements do not overlap, wherein N is an integer greater than 1; or   measurement-related information configured for one measurement gap-based measurement, wherein N is 1.   
     
     
         34 . The method according to  claim 33 ,
 wherein the information about the N measurement gap-based measurements indicates the R time domain locations; and   wherein a CSSF of the one measurement gap-based measurement is a second quantity, the second quantity is a maximum quantity of time domain locations that overlap a time domain location of the one measurement gap-based measurement in the R time domain locations, and the one measurement gap-based measurement is one of the N measurement gap-based measurements.   
     
     
         35 . The method according to  claim 33 ,
 wherein the information about the N measurement gap-based measurements indicates the R time domain locations;   wherein a CSSF of the one measurement gap-based measurement is a second quantity, the second quantity is a maximum quantity of time domain locations that overlap a time domain location of the one measurement gap-based measurement in the R time domain locations, the one measurement gap-based measurement is one of M measurement gap-based measurements, the M measurement gap-based measurements belong to the N measurement gap-based measurements, and M is an integer greater than or equal to 1; and   CSSFs of P measurement gap-based measurements are a first value, the P measurement gap-based measurements are measurements other than the M measurement gap-based measurements in the N measurement gap-based measurements, and P is an integer greater than or equal to 0.   
     
     
         36 . The method according to  claim 34 , wherein the second quantity corresponds to first duration. 
     
     
         37 . The method according to  claim 33 , wherein the CSSFs of the N measurement gap-based measurements are the quantity of measurement frequencies. 
     
     
         38 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a memory storing instructions; and   at least one processor in communication with the memory, the at least one processor configured, upon execution of the instructions, to perform:   receiving information about N measurement gap-based measurements, wherein N measurement gap-based measurement frequencies are located on a first frequency range, and N is a positive integer; and   determining carrier-specific scaling factors (CSSFs) of the N measurement gap-based measurements, wherein the CSSFs of the N measurement gap-based measurements are related to the information about the N measurement gap-based measurements.   
     
     
         39 . The apparatus according to  claim 38 , wherein the information about the N measurement gap-based measurements indicates at least one of:
 R time domain locations, wherein R is an integer greater than or equal to 1;   a quantity of measurement frequencies;   a first quantity, wherein the first quantity is a total quantity of the N measurement gap-based measurements and at least a first measurement, and the first measurement is a measurement other than the N measurement gap-based measurements;   that time domain locations of any two of the N measurement gap-based measurements do not overlap, wherein N is an integer greater than 1; or   measurement-related information configured for one measurement gap-based measurement, wherein N is 1.   
     
     
         40 . The apparatus according to  claim 39 , wherein the CSSFs of the N measurement gap-based measurements are the quantity of measurement frequencies.